The Workcomp Writer

JUNE 19, 2024

2018), for determining whether workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors. 5 may not be optimally tailored to achieve its worker protection goals, it is not constitutionally irrational. 5 codified the “ABC test” adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations W., Superior Ct. , 3d 1, 416 P.3d

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 2, 2024

Access to gyms, in-person counselling, on-site socials, and subsidised transport costs mean that the physical, mental, social and financial aspects of health and wellbeing are all being catered for. What is vital, however, is that employers ensure these needs are met for home or hybrid workers too.

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3Sixty Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

These significant business benefits are being enjoyed by enterprises across industries and geographies when best-fit employee experience programs are in place, extending to predominantly deskless worker industries such as manufacturing, natural resources, public sector, transportation, and retail.

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InterWest Insurance Services

OCTOBER 24, 2023

When workers are stressed or required to work quickly, they are more prone to making mistakes that can injure themselves or co-workers. Fed-OSHA has also noted a correlation between worker stress and industrial injuries. This includes construction, manufacturing, warehousing, health care and transportation. Show empathy.

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Employee Benefits

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Rail workers represented by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have voted to accept a pay deal , ending long-running strike action. The post RMT rail workers accept pay deal appeared first on Employee Benefits. They will not be involved in industrial action until at least spring next year.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Gig workers are sometimes called “ moonlighters ” (especially if they have another primary job) because their additional temporary positions allow them to have more diverse sources of income rather than relying on one regular employer. There are different types of gig worker positions available. Gig Positions.

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 23, 2024

Each location received a mark out of 10 on climate, culture, accommodation, transport, food and drink, happiness , broadband speed, sustainability, and flexible workspace availability. It offers hybrid workers a lively atmosphere and nearly year-round sunshine. out of 100. out of 100.

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Credit: sematadesign / Shutterstock.com Workers employed on the London Underground by Transport for London have accepted an improved pay offer following a long-running dispute over wages. Unite stated that it is involved in several disputes on behalf of workers employed by Transport for London, who were previously offered a 4.4%

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

While the Federal expanded benefits are ending for many workers on Labor Day, Workers’ Compensation Benefits are still available for those workers who have been exposed to COVID at work and contract disease and remain ill from Long COVID. Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID, Workers' Compensation Blog (Dec.

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Florida Workers' Comp

APRIL 30, 2024

Arbitration has been discussed here before, Arbitration News in Workers' Compensation (February 2020); Epic New Prime (January 2019); Is There a Spoon or are We Bending (June 2013). A fundamental of such clauses is that the resolution occurs outside of the court system, just as most workers' compensation claims do.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 11, 2023

A new report claims that 7 in 10 UK tech workers now consider hybrid working a key factor when considering a future employer. That is according to The Scaleup Culture Report [registration] from Techspace, based on a YouGov survey of 1,000 tech workers. Mid-week is twice as popular as Monday or Friday.

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Employee Benefits

APRIL 10, 2024

Credit: branislavpudar/shutterstock Need to know: A strong onboarding and induction programme will help seasonal workers understand their benefits package and feel valued. Benefits should be tailored to the sector and the type of seasonal worker the organisation wants to attract. Sometimes there are groups that can be targeted.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The widespread adoption of hybrid working has led to a boom in active commuting – where workers combine their commute with physical exercise – resulting in improved wellness, productivity, and job satisfaction, according to a new poll from IWG.

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Higginbotham

MAY 31, 2024

A statutory employee is a worker who would be considered an independent contractor under common law rules but must be treated as an employee for certain tax purposes. Let’s examine how these requirements differ and the responsibilities a business has toward both kinds of workers.

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Achievers

OCTOBER 6, 2022

If there are expenses involved, have the company cover them, and at the very least, provide transportation to and from the location. As usual, get a feel for what employees want to do, or let them vote on a destination. Group exercise.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 1, 2023

The misclassification of drywall workers also significantly impacts workers' compensation benefits. Workers who are misclassified as independent contractors may not be eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they are injured on the job. The misclassification of drywall workers can have some negative consequences.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

More than 300 workers employed by ScotRail have accepted a 4.5% The employees are general workers such as train cleaners, engineers, ticket agents, hospitality assistants and conductors, and staff who are part of the engineering grades. pay rise offer following ongoing negotiations.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 13, 2024

Wednesday remains the top day for office work, with about three quarters of office workers coming in for the midweek. Brits found ways to prioritise their spending and public transport presented a way to get on the move at a lower cost, allowing them to spend more supporting local businesses when they needed it most.”

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Commissioner’s finding that East Bay did not supply sufficient information to prove the workers’ independence under the ABC test’s prong C was not arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable but rather was supported by the absence of record evidence as to that part of the test. Argued March 14, 2022 -- Decided August 2, 2022 FUENTES, P.J.A.D.

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UpstartHR

JANUARY 2, 2018

How would you work to retain the workers you have while simultaneously marketing your business to potential applicants? Duie Pyle, Swart helps to run the transportation and logistics company through its normal operations. What would you do if you found out that you were facing a drastic shortage in the primary candidates you hire?

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Fully remote workers can have a 54 percent lower carbon footprint compared with fully in-office workers, and all forms of remote and hybrid working have the potential to cut emissions, according to a new study from researcher at Cornell University and sponsored by Microsoft.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 29, 2023

Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration strongly urges employers in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry to keep employees safe from the many hazards in manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying, and sales.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 2, 2022

As Independence Day approaches, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers in the fireworks and pyrotechnics industry to be vigilant and protect workers from hazards while manufacturing, storing, transporting, displaying, and selling fireworks for public events. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Insperity

DECEMBER 23, 2021

That’s where a targeted set of interview questions for remote workers can come in handy. It could be something as simple as: Chiropractor visits twice a week Needing to adjust work hours An upcoming vacation or surgery Needing time to acquire certain items for their workspace Needing to line up reliable transportation for onsite meetings.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 25, 2024

Virgin Media O2 Business’ first full-year Movers Index claims that 2023 was the year of the ‘Great Office Return’, with 40 percent of companies returning to a five-day office working week, despite more than half (55 percent) of workers experiencing public transport delays of an hour or more on their commute.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 5, 2024

Now the assumption that public transport is cheaper than driving is also being called into question for the UK’s commuters. That’s the equivalent of almost a quarter of the average worker’s salary ( £34,900 pre-tax ) spent on getting to work via public transport. With rail fares increasing by 4.9

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Employee Benefits

JULY 26, 2024

The tram system is operated by Transport for Manchester, with its workers belonging to trade union Unite. Sharon Graham, general secretary at Unite, said: “This is a hard-fought and well-deserved pay award for Metrolink’s workers. Transport for Manchester was contacted for comment prior to publication.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 Workers in transportation and material moving occupations experienced 1,620 fatal work injuries in 2022 and represented the occupational group with the most fatalities. The next highest was construction and extraction workers with 1,056 fatalities, an 11.0-percent

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Workplace Insight

MAY 24, 2023

Transport data shows workers returned to offices in large numbers after restrictions lifted in February 2022. But this recovery has flatlined since the turn of the year, stabilising at around 70 per cent of February 2020 levels with most central London workers continuing to enjoy flexible, hybrid and remote working.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 2, 2024

We never thought about the drivers who transported the bread from the bakery to the store, because why would we? Drivers: Section 1 of the FAA exempts seamen, railroad employees or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce from arbitration. We have fond memories of Wonder Bread when we were growing up.

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cipHR

JANUARY 17, 2019

Daily commute is causing unnecessary stress for UK workers, negatively affecting engagement, productivity and happiness. More than half (54%) of workers say they frequently arrive for work already stressed, according to a new study by CIPHR. Employees’ transport methods are also key to stress levels.

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Transportation Work From Home Employment IT 85

Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A transportation company faces $437,860 in federal penalties after the U.S. Dana Container continues to jeopardize the well-being of its workers by repeatedly disregarding federal safety and health laws and standards," said OSHA Area Office Director Paula Dixon-Roderick in Marlton, New Jersey. Dana Container Inc. Dana Container Inc.

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

In a landmark year for workplace safety, private industry employers reported the lowest injury rates since 2003, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing effort to protect American workers. cases per 100 full-time workers, the lowest in two decades of record-keeping. drop from the previous year. drop from the previous year.

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cipHR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

New research by CIPHR suggests that most workers are likely to underestimate their employer’s gender pay gap. Despite most British workers (96%) agreeing that the UK has a gender pay gap, as many as 57% don’t believe there are any gender pay disparities in their own workplaces, new research finds. Perception vs reality.

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Employee Benefits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Pay offers by train operating businesses and Network Rail have been accepted by members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), averting further industrial action. Louise Haigh, transport secretary, added: “This is a necessary step towards fixing our railways and getting the country moving.

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Employee Benefits

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Exclusive: Just over one in three (35%) UK workers said they have access to choice and flexibility when it comes to employee perks and benefits , according to new research by Perkbox Vivup.

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Higginbotham

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

One of the most powerful currents in this tide of change is the rise of gig workers, also known as contingent workers, freelancers or contractors. American Opportunity Survey , 36 percent of all respondents identified as independent workers. If that figure is applied to the entire U.S.

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